Meaning of liquid in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

  Example: A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.

• A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

adjective

• Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

  Example: liquid nitrogen

• (of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

• (of a market) Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

• Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

  Example: a liquid melody

• Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.

  Example: L and R are liquid letters.

• Fluid and transparent.

  Example: the liquid air